Every year, thousands of young people pack a rucksack and go off for a few months of backpacking through Europe, staying at youth hostels and trying to get in as much travel and experience as their meagre budgets allow.I never did.Now, twenty years later, I'd make that trip.The result is Running Late: A high-speed romp around Europe in which I set out in my 40s to do the backpacking trip I never quite managed in my 20s.It's a fast-paced, get-away-from-it-all tour through 30 destinations in 16 countries.· Amsterdam, The Netherlands· Arnhem, The Netherlands· Antwerp, Belgium· Bruges, Belgium· Paris, France· Cologne, Germany· Geneva, Switzerland· Munich, Germany· Regensburg, Germany· Pilsen, Czech Republic· Prague, Czech Republic· Krakow, Poland· Vienna, Austria· Bratislava, Slovakia· Budapest, Hungary· Pecs, Hungary· Sarajevo, Bosnia & Herzegovina· Dubrovnik, Croatia· Split, Croatia· Rome, Italy· Genoa, Italy· Nice, France· Monaco· Nimes, France· Barcelona, Spain· Valencia, Spain· Seville, Spain· Lagos, Portugal· Cascais, Portugal· Porto, Portugal· Lisbon, Portugal